Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has done her best to style her rusty crest to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Soapmaker who has hired her part-time. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it; and she is content

Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears a fancy grey suit. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Gifted from a young age, Oskar studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Oskar took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has brass crest. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: Gorbundus is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gorbundus studied abroad. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 160 pp. Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man wears yellow leather gloves, a yellow jacket, and tight pants. His clothes are grease stained in places. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. She has wavy white hair. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a Performer, her father struggled to pay the bills. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, In love. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with white slacks. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Tomph's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. When Tomph reached her early adolescence her Half-Orc mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Nature, Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. She keeps her long orange fur kept up in a rat tail. This yellow eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. A true patriot, Trail would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Doctor. She became a Doctor soon after.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to be a map maker again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 280 pp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He is physically well-built. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He got into the Stableman business at a young age. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. After a long history of fighting, Osco and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 700 gp. Violet garnet (500 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.